Calista N. Goodfield, 92, of Terryville, passed away Wednesday Nov. 13, 2019 at Cook Willow Convalescent Home, Plymouth. Calista was born November 14, 1926 in Bristol, CT, she was the daughter of the late Octave J. and Elizabeth (Gaylord) Goodfield. …
John P. Kuntz “Papa”, 73, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2019 surrounded by his loving family at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain. John was born in Punxsutawney, PA on February 16, 1946. He graduated from Punxsutawney…
Dorothy R. (Papapietro) Swanson, 88, of Bristol, loving wife of the late William A. Swanson, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday (November 9, 2019) at The Pines. Dorothy was born on September 18, 1931 in Bristol and…
Charles V. Makara, 92, of Terryville, husband of Gloria (Fournier) Makara passed away Monday November 11, 2019 at home. Charles was born October 10, 1927 in Pequabuck, CT, son of the late John and Eleanor (Wysenski) Makara. Prior to his…
Marcella Martin Kelly, 82, of Bristol, passed peacefully surrounded by her family Wednesday morning, November 6, 2019. She was the wife of the late George Kelly. Marcella was born in Caribou, ME on December 31, 1936 the daughter of the…
Gloria (Williams) Ravita, 91, of Bristol, loving wife of Carmelo Ravita, passed away on Monday (November 4, 2019) at Bristol Hospital. Gloria was born on April 6, 1928 in Burlington, Vermont and was the only child of the late Raymond…
Mary Louise (Altus) Reckert, 92, of Bristol, passed away on Thursday (October 31, 2019) in Bristol. She was the loving wife of the late Arthur O. Reckert. Mary was born in Harlingen, Texas on November 10, 1926 and was a…
Russell “Russ” L. Wininger Sr., 81, of Bristol, passed away on November 1, 2019 surrounded by his loving family, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on Sept. 25, 1938 in Bristol to the late Russell Ellsworth Wininger…
Katherine (Danylow) Hichwa passed away peacefully at her home in Bristol on Thursday, October 31, 2019. She was just shy of 100 years of age. Katherine was born February 1, 1920 in Bristol, daughter of the late Harry and Mary…
Paula (Dutil) Shields, 64, of Bristol, passed away surrounded by her loving family on October 28, 2019. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and sister. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island on February 15, 1955. She worked…
Methode V. “Meth” Domingue, 92, of Wolcott, widower of Jeannine Anita (Poulin) Domingue, died on Friday (November 1, 2019) at Sheriden Woods Health Care Center. Meth was born in Quebec, Canada, on July 19, 1927 and was a son of…
The Bristol registrars of voters reported the results of the Nov. 5 municipal election, but the results are still unofficial. Ellen Zoppo-Sassu will remain Bristol’s mayor for another term, and Democrats swept the town council. The Republican party took control…
Shirley Breault Fox, 89, of Bristol, died on Tuesday (October 29, 2019) at Sheriden Woods. Shirley was born on June 9, 1930 in Southington and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Breault. She was raised in…
Marcel Oscar Massicotte, 85, of Bristol, passed away peacefully at St. Francis Hospital on Sunday, October 27, 2019. Marcel was born March 9, 1934 to the late Dr. Oscar and Aurore (Girardin) Massicotte. Marcel is survived by his wife of…
Nicholas Nolan Turley, 101, of Bristol, beloved husband of the late Eleanor (Dowd) Turley, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday (October 29, 2019) with his four children at his side. Nick was born in Hartford on October 3, 1918…
Gary P. Caron, 68, of Bristol, husband of Judith (Palin) Caron, died at the Bristol Hospital on Tuesday, (October 29, 2019). Gary was born February 26, 1951 in St. John, Maine and was a son of Camilla (Pelletier) Caron of…
Raymond Stanley Misluk, 100, of Harwinton, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday October 26, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born on April 7, 1919 in Forestville, the son of the late Alex and Dora (Karaba) Misluk…
Charles William “Billy” Steele III, 65, of New Britain, former Bristol resident, died on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at the Midstate Medical Center, Meriden. Billy was born in Bristol on September 29, 1954, and was a son of the late…
Readers have already seen her bylines in the last few editions of the Bristol Observer. The Observer newsroom recently welcomed Jamila Young as our new staff writer for Bristol news and features. Young grew up in this region of Connecticut.…
Francis B. Trojanowski, 87, of Bristol, widower of Irene P. (Parylovich) Trojanowski, died on Thursday (October 24, 2019) at home surrounded by his loving family. Francis, affectionately known as Frank, was born on November 27, 1931 in Northampton, MA and…
Armand Joseph Lavigne, 90, of Farmington passed peacefully, Friday afternoon at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford. Armand was born in Waterbury on October 21, 1928 the son of the late Arthur and Evelyn (Milot) Lavigne and lived in Bristol for most…
Joseph Francis Bachman, 93 of Bristol, passed away on Wednesday October 16, 2019. He was born on June 7, 1926 in Bristol, the son of the late Joseph and Florence (Peterson) Bachman. Mr. Bachman, a life long resident of Bristol,…
Laura (Huszar) Cleary, 74, passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on October 19, 2019 at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington. Laura was born to the late Charles and Eva Huszar of North White Plains, New York on September 4,…
Waterbury – Mr. Edward J. Payton, born November 7, 1923, to James & Mary (Barrett) Payton He grew up on the corner of Niagara and Wolcott St. in Waterbury where he would walk to school at Sacred Heart Church. The…
Olive Hafford, 79, our beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on Monday (October 14, 2019). Born in Liverpool, England January 25, 1940 she was one of 11 children of the late Frederick and Mona Sunter. Olive retired from Bristol Hospital…
Ronald Miecznikowski, 89, of Bristol, beloved husband of Helen (Zajac) Miecznikowski, died on Tuesday (October 22, 2019) at Bristol Hospital. Ronald was born in Bristol on April 16, 1930 and was the elder of two sons of the late John…
Marie Carmelita Cyr, 85 of Bristol, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday October 21, 2019. She was born on November 30, 1933 in St. Agatha, Maine, the daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Michaud)…
Rudolph “Rudy” A. Benvenuto, 90, of Bristol, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2019. He was born on March 4, 1929, son of the late Peter and Philomena Benvenuto. Rudy is the loving husband of Mary (Notarangelo) Benvenuto of 63…
George L. Lamy, 89, of Terryville, beloved husband of Barbara (Brouker) Lamy passed away peacefully on October 21, 2019 in the loving presence of his wife and family. George was born on February 24, 1930 in New York, NY, son…